Machine for making hat-linings



R. BELL. MACHINE FOR MAKING HAT LININGS.

1,360,870. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 10. 1919. Patented NOV 30,

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MACHINE FOR MAKING HAT LININGS. APPLICATION man JUNE 10', 1919.

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MACHINE FOR MAKING HAT LININGS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 10, 1919.

1,360,870, Patented Nov. 30, 1920.

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BEUBEN BELL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

MACHINE FOR MAKING HAT-LININGS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 30, 1920.

Application filed June 10, 1919. Serial No. 303,095.

I 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, REUBEN BELL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Machine for Making Hat-Linings, of which the following a full, clear, and exact descrip tion.

This invention relates to machinery for producing hat linings and has for an object to provide an improved construction associated with an ordinary sewing I machine whereby a lining member may be quickly and accurately formed.

Another object in view is to provide an attachment for sewing machines which may be easil manipulated for cutting strips of cloth into certain lengths after passing through the sewing machine and then cutting draw strings of a different length.

in the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan View of the device embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a section through Fig. 1 on line 22. r Fig. 3 is a section through 1 on line 33. V I

Fig. l is an edge view of the cutting device and guide therefor shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of part of a strip of cloth after the same has been severed by the knife shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 5 showing the severed cloth and the tape carried there by moved a certain distance.

Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 6, but showing the tape severed for producing projecting ends.

Fig. 8 is a plan view of a section of cloth having a hem and tape arranged in the hem with the ends projecting.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals '1 indicates a sewing machine of any desired kind which is provided with a hemmer 2 of any desired kind for producing the hem 3 in the strip of cloth 4:. In producing hem 3 a tape 5 is inserted therein during the hemming operation, as shown in Fig. 1.

' -The operation just described of providing a hem and inserting a tape at the same time is old and well known and forms no part of the present invention, except in combinashape and size of the crown of the lining.

In order to form lengths of cloth in the strip 4 having projecting ends of tape a cutter 6 is provided which is pivotally mounted on the bracket 7 which in turn is rigidly secured by screws or other means to the table of the sewing machine 1. 'Aspring 8 is connected with one end of the cutter 6 and to a fixed hook or other support as shown in Fig. 3 so that the cutter will nor mally be held in an elevated position as shown in'Fig. 3. This cutter is provided with a knife 9 removably held in position by suitable screws 10 whereby the knife may be disconnected at any time and sharpened orreplaced by a new knife. The knife 9 coacts with a suitable stationary knife 11 connected with the bracket 7 as shown in Fig. 2, so that there will be a shearing action for cutting the cloth 4:. The knife 9 is posi tioned to cut from the edge of the hem 3 to the opposite side of strip 4 as indicated in Fig. 5. This leaves the hem uncut and also leaves the tape 5 uncut. However, as the hem is small andthe tape 5 is comparatively strong a slight pull against the hem on the severed section 4% of strip 4; will cause the hem to be torn in two and opposite the cut 12. Preferably the hand of the operator bears against the strip 4. and hem 3 near the hemmer during this pulling operation. The pressure of the hand of the operator, however, is not directly or squarely on the hem 3, as the tape 5 is allowed to slip through this hem as each section 4: is pulled until it is separated as shown in Fig. 6. After it has been separated in this manner it is swung over slightly until the tape comes under the knife 9 and the knife is again lowered for cutting the tape as shown in Fig. 7. This completes the operation of making one hat lining and at the same time leaves a projecting end on the main body of the strip l and the next section 4. After the first section 4 has been made in the manner just described it is thrown to one side and the hemming operation is continued :is provided supported until the strip l has reached the arrow 13 and then the cutting and pulling operation '18 again carried out for 'the'second t1me.'

This method is used continually during the operation of the device. course, positioned to indicate the desired length of the lining and may be moved pivotally on its support to a number of difierent positions, and when once set left in that position, until a different sized lining is desired. In'or'der that the section 4' may beheld in proper-position and fed in a straight line through the machine, a supporting belt 14 tating roller-'15 carried tivelylarge roller 16 carried by a shaft 17. This shaft is supported by any suitable form of standard 18. "A comparatively large pulley wheel 19 is connected to shaft 17 so as to rotate the roller 16, said pulley wheel accommodating a belt 20, which belt also passes over a suitable pulley wheel 21, operated from'any suitable power, as for instance motor 22', which also operates the sewing machine. Thesepulleys are so proportioned and also the roller 16 is so proportioned that belt 14; will move at the same speedthat thestrip 4 is fed through the sewing machine. When the section 4 has reached the arrow 13 the sewing machine is stopped, whichwill also stop the belt and pulley, the cutting operation is then carried out after which the sewing machine is started and the other parts automatically move in properrelationship therewith,

As shown in'Fig. 4 the cutter 6 is guided in its movement by the plates shaped slot 25 for accommodating the screw 26 which is threaded into the cutter 6 and extends through these slots. The length of I i The arrow 13 is, of V by a small freely 'roby the bracket"? and supportedat the opposite end by a compara- 23 and 24-, which platesare each provided with an arc the slot 25 limits the upward and clownward movement of thecutter and the plates 28 and 24 prevent any lateral movement. This allows the operatorto quickly press on the handle 27 for the cutting operation desired and carefully let go and the spring 28 willmoveback the cutter to its proper elevated position.

hat I claim is: r

1. In a device for producing lengths of hemmed cloth having a. tape extending through the hem and beyond eachend of the cloth, the combination with a sewing machine forproducing a hem and applying tape in the hem simultaneously, of arbelt for receiving thehemmed cloth from the sewing machine, said belt acting as a table on which to manipulate the cloth, a'cutter arranged adjacent one end of the belt positioned to cut the cloth without cutting the hem on the first operation, said cloth being positioned so as to be manually moved to a second position wherebythetape may be cut at a distance from the cloth on a second oporation, said cutter being offset with relation to the line of feedsufliciently to fail to cut the hem on the first cutting operation.

2. The method of producing lining formed with a hem on one edge and a tape extending TREUBENT'BELL.

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